mIRC (or for you guys, any IRC client). Not as vibrent as in the old days and some missing functions in comparison to modern clients such as Discord and many more.
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KDE.
It's the only one I have used more than 10 years and loved the entire time. Everything else has been replaced, not loved or not used for 10 years.
WinAMP
termux
There are plenty of answers in this thread that lists applications that have kept being updated over the years, which I don't know if it is a valid answer, it depends on the definition of the question, and how you interpret the software of Theseus.
I am going to be semi pedantic, no binary updates but config updates and compabillity layers are ok.
I still play Unreal Tournament 2004, I have three copies, one on CD, one on Steam and one on GOG, it is an awesome game, that even has an official native Linux version with an installer on the CD.
It is fantastically fun, well balanced and just amazing.
You have to edit the config files to support modern resolutions, and make it connect to the community master server, but that is a one time change and then you can just start blasting.
The game is available on Archive.org.
lol, that game was fun in the office, we had a similar set up to the one in The Office.
KiCAD for 10 years now. Leaps and bounds better than then!
Steam 15 years or so
VLC since windows XP
Firefox since then also
Arduino for quick things for 12 years about
Discord since 2016 (and now looking to change)
I have a manjaro install that old. Im holding out to see what they do with themselves before I switch that laptop to something else
Plex+Sonarr+Radarr. Netflix raising subscription rates again? Yarrr, not my concern. Studios locking away their content behind exclusivity agreements? Yarrr. "This program is not available in your country"? YARRR!
Yup. Got my lifetime PlexPass on sale like a decade ago, and it has easily paid for itself a hundred times over. I also run Jellyfin because I prefer the UI, but the security vulnerabilities (and lack of a native TV app on my mother-in-law’s TV) mean it isn’t really suitable for external access. So it’s Plex for the friends and family, and Jellyfin for me. Luckily, they both happily run side-by-side.
I don't think any software I regularly used has changed since 2016( lemmy being an obvious exception. Rip reddit). Maybe home assistant. Not sure when that started. Most used: Obviously gnu+Linux+gnome. Gimp, beersmith, sabnzdb, deluge, plex. Vscode, Firefox. I'm sure many others
Kind of niche but Guitar Pro. Not sure what the newer versions are like but the one I have is great for composing and arrangement.
Caustic 3 on my mobile.
I've still not found a better android DAW. (Anyone have suggestions? )
I wish my answer was wobbly windows. But I'll go with Emacs and eclipse.
Blender3D. My first use of Blender was... I think... Version 2.49b. The UI was... Quite something back then.
Krita (a digital painting and Photoshop alternative). I've been enjoying using it for probably 10 years now, and it's only continued to steadily improve. Fantastic program.
Linux, vim, zfs
VLC maybe 20 years. How long has it even been around?
GIMP 10+ years for sure.
Haven't seen mentioned yet:
PDFgear, does all the things to PDFs and it's free.
WINAMP WINAMP WINAMP
It really whips the llama's ass
Skyrim, firefox, blender, libre office, heroes of might and magic 3
Zsnes
Also Winrar
Reaper (DAW)
How many negative days are logged on your free trial?
I bought it. Worth every penny.
Linux.
Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird, vi/vim, VLC, Mutt (only occasionally), Irssi
DisplayFusion for monitor backgrounds. Bought a license like 15+ years ago and it's still getting updates 🕺
SSH.
I know it's a Google product! But I've been using the android Gboard keyboard on my phone for about as long as android phones have been a thing. The slide typing has always been great. I've tried many other keyboards because, y'know, Google, but I've not found any as good.
XNview. This was a screen capture & basic editing tool I started using in like the Windows95 era. Yes, the latest couple of version of Windows also do this, but I've got the hotkeys memorized at this point.
I reckon I should point out that I'm transitioning to Linux, so I rarely use it anymore. But we had a helluva run together.
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